Folding chair.



C. G. BRADEN.

FOLDING CHAIR.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 29, 1913.

1 1O4,615 Patented July 21,1914.

(1.. WASHINGTON. D. Cv

CHARLES C. BRADEN, 0F WINSLOW, ARIZONA.

FOLDING- CHAIR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 21, 1914.

Application filed September 29, 1913. Serial No. 792,440.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHAnLns C. BRADEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at \Vinslow, in the county of Navajo, State of Arizona, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Chairs; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention is directed to improvements in folding chairs, andhas for its object to provide a chair of this type particularly adaptedfor use in halls, theaters or other public places.

A further object of the invention is to so construct a chair that whenthe occupant leaves the same, the seat and arms will automatically foldso that persons can pass from the aisles with ease.

With these and other objects in view, this invention resides in thenovel features of construction, formation, combination and arrangementof parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustratedin the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view ofthe chair, showing the same in its operative po sition. Fig. 2 is asimilar view showing the chair folded. Fig. 3 is a sectional view online 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a similar View on line 47-4: of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates the front legs of thechair, which are held in spaced relation by the brace bar 2, said legsterminating at their upper ends in an inverted U-shaped frame 3 whichsupports the veneer back 4:.

The legs 1 and frame 3 are formed from suitable metal, likewise the rearlegs 5, which are curved rearwardly and arranged in converging relationto the legs 1. The upper ends of the legs 5 are suitably connected tothe upper ends of the legs 1 and terminate in a yoke 6.

The seat frame 7 consists of arms 8 between which is secured the seat 9.The rear ends of the arms 8 are connected by a bar 10 to which isconnected the upper end of a coil spring 11, the lower end of which isconnected to the brace bar 2, said spring tending to swing the seatframe tothe position as shown in Fig. 2 upon the occupant leaving theseat.

The arms 12 are pivotally connected to the side bars 13 of the backframe 3 and are connected at their rear ends by a bar 14: which isengaged by the eyes 15 of the links 16, said links having their lowerends provided with eyes 17, which engage the bar. 10 so that when theseat frame is swung to its folded or unfolded position the arms will becorrespondingly acted upon.

The arms 12 have their forward upper surfaces provided with arm rests 18of any suitable material.

From this construction it will be seen that when it is desired to occupythe seat it is only necessary to force the seat 9 downwardly, thedownward movement being limited upon the arms 8 contacting with thebight portion of the yoke 6, during which time the spring 11 isexpanded. Upon the occupant leaving the seat the spring 11 will pulldownwardly upon the bar 10 and swing the seat to its folded position,the links 16 causing simultaneous folding of the arms 12.

The lower ends of the legs 1 and 5 are provided with flanges 19, bywhich the chair may be secured to the floor.

hen the chairs are arranged in rows, it is obvious that the intermediatechairs may be provided with a single arm. Further it will be noted thatthe bars 14 may be employed for hanging wraps on.

What is claimed is A chair of the class described comprising front andrear legs, the upper ends of the rear legs terminating in a yoke, andthe upper ends of the front legs terminating in a back supporting frame,a bar connecting the front legs, a seat frame comprising arms bar, andits lower end connected to the first having their rear ends connected bya bar, named her, as and for the purpose set forth. 10 and said armsbeing pivotally connected to In testimony whereof, I afiix my signatheback 'tmnie, arms pivotally connected ture, in the presence of tWoWitnesses.

to the back frame and having their rear CHARLES C. BRADEN. endsconnected by a bar, links piyotally XVit-nesses: connecting said bars, acoilspring having GEO. H. Knyns, Jr.,

its upper end connected to the second named WM. H. DAGG.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing" the "Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0;

